You DON'T need my permission and can do it online by yourself after the semester starts.
We aim to learn algorithms and implementations for deep learning. Thus if you only would like to use deep learning for applications, this is not a course to take.
In a way you can think that we position ourselves as those who build existing deep learning tools.
Please check the course web page.
The easiest way to find the course page is to search my name. On my homepage there is a section "Courses." It's listed there.
In the past we focused more on optimization algorithms for deep learning. But in the current course, we pay more attention to the implementation of deep learning systems.
You should have basic understanding of calculus and linear algebra, and good programming skill.
It's not clear yet at this moment. Things depend on
We will use NTU COOL system for your project submission. No late submission will be accepted.
Progress report should be at most 6 pages, while the final report may be up to twenty pages, including references. Use the latex template here. See the resulting pdf.
Please submit one pdf file only. No other files. No sub-directories.
You get zero point.
When using outside resources, proper citation is necessary. This includes papers, text books, software libraries, websites, and helps from others.
Discussion is perfectly fine.
Please state what you have done. No fake results and no exaggeration. For doing research, failure is an option
For every report or presentation you will get a score. In the end we do a weighted average.
For the project report you must pay attention to the writing and the organization. If a report is badly written, no matter how great your results are, you get a low score.
Depending on your performance, we decide the distribution of your grades. That is, how many get A+ and how many get F-. Then, we calculate raw scores, obtain a ranking of students, and assign their grades.
So there is no direct relationship between your raw score and your grade. It is possible that your raw score is 99, but you get F-.
We assume that you can find computing resources needed for your projects
Please email me. Any improvements on slides will be useful to students in the future.
Yes, absolutely.